05 July 2014

After
an injury in the ring, amateur boxer Leith Wenz wakes to discover his
most recent memories are three years out of date. Unmoored and
struggling to face his new reality, Leith must cope anew with painful
revelations about his family. His brother is there to support him, but
it’s the unfamiliar face of Zach, a man introduced as his best friend,
that provides the calm he craves. Until Zach’s presence begins to stir
up feelings Leith can’t explain.

For Zach, being forgotten by his
lover is excruciating. He carefully hides the truth from Leith to
protect them both from additional pain. His bottled-up turmoil finds
release through vlogging, where he confesses his fears and grief to the
faceless Internet. But after Leith begins to open up to him, Zach's
choices may come back to haunt him.

Ultimately, Leith must ask his heart the questions memory can no longer answer.

“Leith, a lump of clay could be formed into almost anything by a
person with skillful hands. If you remember your past, that might be a
blessing, and it might not be. I couldn’t possibly judge that. What I know is
that you’re the artist of your life, and you can cold this hunk of clay into
anything you want. You don’t have to take anyone else into consideration,
unless you want to do so.”

Have you ever
read a book that caught you so completely off guard because while reading it,
you learn more about yourself and others? A book that you thought was just
going to be something to pass the time, but instead it has stayed with you even
weeks after you have finished it because the meaning behind it was so strong
and powerful that you can’t help but to think about it.

Not only is Leith
battling between trying to remember his past and moving forward into his future,
but you are right there with him on the journey. With every step he takes, you
are rooting for him to discover more; more about himself and about the others
around him.

This was the first
book by Ms. Blake that I have read, but you can be sure that I will be reading
more from her in the future. The characters that she created were some of the most
life-like that I have had the privilege of reading simply for the fact that
they are so real. The situations that they are going through during their
journey are so real, that you are left on the edge of your seat wanting to find
out what was going to happen next.

One huge thing
that I loved about this book was that the relationship between Leith and Zach
wasn’t rushed in any sense of the word. They were both wanting, and willing, to
take their time to get to know each other without all the hassles of everything
going on. Don’t get me wrong, there was still a bit of drama happening between
them, but it was done so well that it didn’t overtake the whole story. You want
to know more, and you need to find out what is going to happen between them.

I really can’t
recommend this book enough because it was such a good read and it touched me on
so many levels that I don’t even have the words to describe it.

“Time was like a river, and memory was a current. Time flowed on
without ceasing, no matter what or who tried to get in its way. But memory was
changeable, and even losable. Like a current it could carry a person far away
from their starting point, leaving them somewhere they might never have
intended to be.”